Derek Jeter: Elegy for a lost season
It's finally over. After a multitude of rehabs, returns and trips to the disabled list, Derek Jeter has at long last been shut down for the rest of the 2013 season. And for all that work in trying to...
View ArticlePinstripe Alley Podcast Episode 23: Mike Zagurski's neck girth
The Yankees are within just one game of the Wild Card, but they face a tough stretch of games beginning tonight and stretching through the weekend. We preview those games, discuss the craziness of the...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Orioles; Nova and Romine injury updates, AFL pitchers...
The Yankee fan base will clench its collective butt cheeks tonight as Phil Hughes takes the mound against the league's best home run hitting team in the launching pad that is Camden Yards.To the...
View ArticleBrett Gardner diagnosed with left oblique strain
The cursed season of injuries that has been 2013 reared its ugly head again in Baltimore after Brett Gardner left the game in the first inning. He has been diagnosed with a left oblique strain that...
View ArticleA Swing and a GIF: Surge into the playoffs edition
September 12th. Thank God for the GIFs which have helped wash away the pain of blown saves and defensive ineptitude. I’m working long hours now, six in the afternoon to six in the morning. Sometimes...
View ArticleJoe Girardi to be a free agent at the end of the year
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has done an impressive job this season. The Yankees enter Friday with a 79-68 record, one game behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the second AL Wild Card spot. The team...
View ArticlePinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #90 Bobby Richardson
Name: Bobby RichardsonPosition: Second basemanBorn: August 19, 1935 (Sumter, SC)Yankee Years: 1955-66Primary number: 1Yankee statistics: 1412 G, .266/.299/.335, 196 2B, 37 3B, 34 HR, 73 SB, 60.3 SB%,...
View ArticleYankees injury updates: Rodriguez, Gardner, Logan, Romine
We've got some more injury updates:Alex Rodriguez has been nursing a hamstring injury for a few days now. He has been able to stay in the lineup as the designated hitter for a few games, but he should...
View ArticleYankees 4, Red Sox 8: Bullpen struggles again against Sox
This oddly reminded me of the game the Yankees played six days ago that I'm already trying hard to forget. Lets review really quick.Red Sox get off to an early lead? Check.Yankees stage an impressive...
View ArticleAlfonso Soriano's homering ways won't continue
Alfonso Soriano has all the makings of an exciting baseball player to watch. He's long, lean and full of mean. His lanky body is quick enough to steal bases and cover a lot of ground in the field while...
View Article2014 Free Agent Preview: Robinson Cano
Robinson Cano will be the top free agent this coming off-season and the soon-to-be 31-year-old second baseman is ready to cash in on deal that many are projecting to top $200 million. After he left...
View ArticleYankees activate David Phelps, move Derek Jeter to 60-Day DL
The New York Yankees activated pitcher David Phelps from the 60-Day DL Saturday, according to the Yankees official Twitter page. The team moved Derek Jeter to the 60-Day DL to open a spot on the 40-man...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Red Sox; JR Murphy starts, David Phelps returns, Derek...
Yesterday was a tough loss, but today is a new day as CC Sabathia takes on Jon Lester in a battle of lefties. It would be nice if CC could come up big today, but we'll see. The lineup is starting to...
View ArticleAlfonso Soriano scratched from Yankees lineup with sore thumb
The New York Yankees made a late change to their lineup prior to Saturday's game as they scratched Alfonso Soriano, who has been dealing with a sprained thumb, reports Pete Abraham of the Boston...
View ArticleAlfonso Soriano scratched with thumb sprain
And the hits just keep on coming. Alfonso Sorianoapparently has a sprained thumb that he has been nursing since diving for a ball during the Baltimore series. The injury hasn't prevented him from...
View ArticleYankees 1, Red Sox 5: Sabathia and the offense both struggle in loss
Jon Lester was good. CC Sabathia was not. The Red Sox offense put runners on almost every inning and continued scoring off Sabathia. The Yankees' offense did almost the exact opposite against...
View ArticleWeek 23 Birds Up, O's Down (9 - 15 Sept.)
PitchersWei-Yin ChenAlthough he tied a season-high with 9 strikeouts, he was also tagged for 5 ER in 6.1 innings.Scott FeldmanWhile 3 ER was more than he'd allowed in his past three starts combined,...
View ArticleWant To Buy Alfonso Soriano's Chicago Condo?
Alfonso Soriano was a Chicago Cub for six and a half years, and, as you know, was handsomely paid for that, $136 million for eight seasons.Part of that money went to buy a luxury condo in downtown...
View ArticleYankees injury roundup: Alex Rodriguez plans to return Tuesday, Alfonso...
The New York Yankees have been dealing with injuries to key players before the season began, and the injury issues have not let up in 2013. Michael Brown of Pinstriped Bible points out that Robinson...
View ArticleDerek Jeter is not a shortstop anymore
The 2013 season has been an unmitigated disaster at shortstop for the New York Yankees. They have used eight different shortstops, more than any other team in baseball, and just about nothing good has...
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